Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,237 pages of information and 244,492 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

HMS Canopus

From Graces Guide
1899.

The first ship to bear this name was built at Toulon as the Franklin, launched in 1797, and acquired by the Admiralty after the battle of the Nile.

1899 A new ship bearing this name was built at Portsmouth Dockyard.

1899 Refrigeration plant was being fitted on the ship[1]

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Sources of Information

  1. The Engineer 1899/01/06